Member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Grigoryan is considered to be the candidate supported by Syunik province mayor Suren Khachatryan.

At a meeting with RPA nominee, director of Sisian’s medical center Artyom Tadevosyan praised another candidate, Tatul Hakobyan, saying, however, that “state interests make people opt for Hayk Grigoryan”, paper reports.